Re: [chuck-users] KBHit on a macbook the 2nd !

Am 10.09.2007 um 20:53 schrieb Kassen: Thanks a lot, thats an easy "workaround" Idea: there is alittle app called Platypus. It should be possible to writte alittle scriptstarter and include the command-line starting script. So doubleclickers should still be able to use KBHIT I'll try this later.. I like writing e-mails with funny sounds too ;-) especially the smiley makes a nice sound ;-)

On 9/10/07, Spencer Salazar wrote: Ideally, the console monitor in miniAudicle could send keystrokes to KBHit, but this hasn't been implemented yet.

The main strength of this would be that in this case one could make sure that actions like typing a email or editing a softsynth while the the Mini is listening for events don't accidentally affect the Mini (I myself tend to find this amusing and to result in "happy accidents" but I could imagine it being unwanted).

So, if we know this and know the HID approach is more powerful another take on this matter might be something like this;

Machine.hasFocus(int) //returns 1 is the mini/Audicle/console window has the OS focus, 0 otherwise

This would allow programmers to use the more powerful implementation while having the option to use the KBHit style behaviour, even on a per-device basis. Sadly this feature would require a different implementation for our three platforms which could be a drawback but aside from that it seems win/win.

Luigi; I would have loved to help you but feel unqualified to talk about such details of OSX behaviour because iI don't have a OSX install. KBHit seems to me like a prime canidate for system dependant behaviour.

Yours, Kas. _______________________________________________ chuck-users mailing list chuck-users@lists.cs.princeton.edu https://lists.cs.princeton.edu/mailman/listinfo/chuck-users